Here is a sad reality, any one of us, being unprepared to recognize false ideas, might entertain some belief or practice that does not coincide with Jesus teachings! I have seen us lose a few people from this Church over the years and it saddens me.

Doctrines That Free vs Doctrines That Enslave by Kelly Durant
Galatians 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet
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Re-discover grace as God intended. Grace was as much a part of God's charecter before creation and in the Old Testament as it is now under the Law of Christ.

God’s Amazing Grace
Luke 17:10
Everyone who is saved will be saved by the grace of God. There will be no one saved without the grace of God. Grace is so constituted in God’s character that there is no way to know Him without knowing His grace. Like 1 John 4:8, when we are told
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Through Faith
Romans 5:1-11
Community Bible Experience
March 16, 2014
Morning Service
During my time in Mexico, I saw multiple cultures that composed the Wesleyan Church there. We spent time at the Wesleyan Bible College in Puebla. We traveled to the southern mountain town of Teleposto. This
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Performance-based religion is not the Gospel. In both the OT & NT redemption comes via grace apart from works.

Introduction: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I took the one less traveled by” wrote Robert Frost. There are two roads before us and only one leads to Heaven. Which one is it--the road of good works or faith? Works will get us lost in the woods. When we realize that none of
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“For we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
Dwight L. Moody said “A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul.” Charles Spurgeon said “Faith obliterates time, annihilates distance, and brings future
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The ninth article of faith for the Church of the Nazarene. Describes parts of what takes place during the Salvation experience.

This morning, we are going to move to our ninth Article of Faith, which is:
IX. Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption
Here is the description of this 9th tenet of our faith:
We believe that justification is the gracious and judicial act of God by which He grants full pardon of all
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To set forth to all, that Paul's announcement to Rome should be ours also; delivered with the same intensity, sincerity and sensitivity to all who would hear us regarding the gospel of Christ.

INTRODUCTION
Outline.
1. I am a Debtor Because of the Gospel
2. I am Ready to Preach the Gospel
3. I am not Ashamed of the Gospel
Remarks.
1. In this lesson today, we will be discussing: “Paul’s Announcement to Rome.” I’m going to focus on three things the Apostle announces to Rome in this
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If we could get what we need from God in any other way … If there was anyway else we could earn favor with God … Christ’s death is meaningless. Are we willing to do whatever it takes to show people what they need?

Christ is all that Matters
Galatians, Part 4
Galatians 2:11-21
- Remember the purpose of this letter:
• To teach
• To correct
• To point us to Jesus
- Paul expressed clearly in last week’s study that unity is critical
-- Division is not profitable for
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tHIS IS THE SECOND PART OF A SERMON ON ROMANS CHAPTER 3. IT FOCUSES ON PAUL'S TEACHING ON JUSTIFICATION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, AND THE POWER OF THE NEW COVENANT

JUSTIFIED BY CHRIST
ROMANS 3:22-31
WHEN LAST WE MET, WE CONSIDERED HOW THE OLD TESTAMENT BORE WITNESS TO THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. THE OLD COVENANT IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT IT WAS, FIRST A TEMPORAL MEANS FOR THE ISRAELITES TO ATTAIN A RIGHTEOUS STANDING, AND SECONDLY POINTED TO A MORE PERMANENT
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Christ delivered man out of death to the promise of the gift of eternal life yet man thinking he is in the perfection of God's love, sins. However, to sin is an everyday reality of truth---a reality of faith. Truly, temptations----works of the devil challenge our daily thoughts and decisions.

ON POINT, I
by
Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015)
“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith...For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
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Romans 3: 21 – 31
Heavy Thoughts
21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have
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MOTHER
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Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (August 8, 2016)
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also
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One of the most important questions ever asked in the history of humankind is, How then can man be justified with God? Justification is an act whereby people’s legal standing in heaven is changed and they are given a new standing before God.

FRIST GIVING ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO AND ALL
LOVING GOD AN MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
WHO IS THE HEAD OF MY LIFE
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TO THE ANGEL OF THIS HOUSE PASTOR( )
I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TASK TO SPEAK ON JUSTIFIED BY THE BLOOD
AND VERY BRIEFLY I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOUR
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We need to revisit the doctrine of Justification bt Faith alone in light of the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation

The Just Shall Live By Faith
Romans 1:17
Romans 1:17 is arguably the most influential sentence that has ever been written, even more than the beloved John 3:16. This is because of how this verse transformed Martin Luther’s life and became a central theme to the Reformation of which we are on
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The earliest controversy in the church was over a critical matter: What does it mean in practical terms to be a member of God’s family? Also, coming to Christ is an act of self-denial. We are “under new management.”

Introduction: One thing we can all agree on: People rarely agree! Even in the early church there was conflict; and while we’d prefer unity among believers, disputes happen. In an awkward moment Peter and Paul were at odds. Paul confronted the head of the church to his face…because
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